qilaá fort, fortress

Part of Speech n.masc
Inflection Class ee-decl (Pl): qileé
Origin Urdu (Persian/Arabic): qala, qila
    • fort, fortress
      • Example 345:
        teeṇíi dhut hum ta qilaá hum ba bhalaá.
        teeṇíi
        refl
        dhut
        mouth
        hum
        also
        ta
        DS
        qilaá
        fortress
        hum
        also
        ba
        top
        bhalaá
        evil.spirit
        A person is known by his words [lit. One's own mouth is a fortress as well as a demon]. [Proverb]
        Source:
        A:NH12:1:029
      • Example 938:
        qileé šíiṭi ačí ba buṭheé the halóol the, halóol the ṣiṣá áaspara wée geéla.
        qilaá
        fortress
        -í
        -obl
        šíiṭi
        inside
        ač
        enter
        -í
        -CV
        ba
        top
        buṭheé
        all
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        haláal
        slaughter
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        haláal
        slaughter
        the
        do
        -í
        -CV
        ṣiṣ
        head
        -a
        -pl
        áaspar
        <place>
        -a
        -obl
        wée
        into
        gaíl
        throw.pfv
        -a
        -MPL
        They entered the fort, slaughtered them all and threw their heads into the Aspar.
        Source:
        A:MAB126